by Maslanka
illustrated by Linda Benton
Fifth Day’s Events
Friday September 22nd, 2000
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1. Identify these Olympic pursuits from their anagrams:
OSTRICHES
WITH DUNG
SIGN MY CATS
HUNT TIGHT POETS
HOLD A CENT
FILING THE WIG
OIL VAT PLUNGE
2. Just 5 seconds after starting out, the swimmer I.M. Floundring has swum a third of a length and is level with Irma Swimbuff. Trouble is, Irma's already on the way back! If they keep up this rate, how long after the start of the race will it be before they are both back at the start together? (Assume both swimmers always swim at a uniform rate.)
3. Thanks to her genetically-modified shoes, Emma Speedfreak averages 15 miles an hour over the first lap of a two-lap race. But, just as Lord Mulchit had predicted, her ungreen BaddydasTM soles became dynamically unstable at speed and so she only averaged 3 miles per hour over the second lap.
What was her average speed over the two laps?
4. Find an athlete who changes occupation when her first letter is removed.
5. Write down three words in lower case each of which make different words when written upside down.
The entries may be submitted by snail mail on a post card to Sydney Mind Olympics, Didcot Towers, 11 Wilcher Close, East Hagbourne, DIDCOT, OX11 9LU, United Kingdom, or by e-mail to:
The closing date is Sunday, October 22nd 2000.
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